What to do with extra computer (which was awesome at one time)

[jme5343]

I recently ordered a Dell (snicker all you want) to replace my current HUGE setup. It's just too big. I have a CoolerMaster 8 0r 10 bay case with an FX-55, couple gigs of ram, DFI Lanparty, couple BFG 7800GTX's in SLI, Audigy Z, etc, etc. It's also all water cooled.

Is there anything useful I can do with this behemoth? Like, is there any point in using something like that as a home server - which I presume would require Windows Server - or am I just better off to part it out?

 

[Blazer]

usefull for gaming, way overkill for a server but could be used for a whs box if striped and put back to std cooling.

 

[jme5343]

Yeah, unfortunately I don't do any gaming anymore. Maybe parting out may be the best thing for ol' Martha

 

[progrox]

Have it run a high quality, full screen visualization all day that occupies a secondary monitor so all your friends can go "Oooooh".

On a more serious note, to put Windows Server on any kind of server is just asking for trouble. If you're really looking into that, I'd salvage the graphics cards and put Linux on it.

 

[corkyg]

Put it anywhere convenient and use it as a backup system on your own LAN. It can be a good test bed for beta ware so you don't scfrew up your main system.

 

[jme5343]

corkyg, I'm considering that, leaving it in the basement, but it's soooo huge. It's in a Cooler Master CM Stacker 11 bay case, so it just doesn't discretely sit somewhere, lol. I just hate to see it sit there and go to waste. I'd hope I could get a couple hundred bucks out of it, but I may be way off there. For much less than that, I suppose I should just keep it.

 

[Patrickz0rs]

You could send it to me. I will gladly cover shipping costs =)

 

[Paperlantern]

Have it run a high quality, full screen visualization all day that occupies a secondary monitor so all your friends can go "Oooooh".

On a more serious note, to put Windows Server on any kind of server is just asking for trouble. If you're really looking into that, I'd salvage the graphics cards and put Linux on it.

On a more serious note, keep the fanboy comments to a minimum, this is a help forum, i run a windows server 2k3 box here at home, its been rock stable for File Server/Web Server/Database/Vent Server for over 5 years, has never crashed, never given a single problem of any kind, hardware OR software wise. Yes windows can have its problems, but so can linux, mac, free bsd or any other OS, windows isnt the garabge you *nix fanboys make it out to be.

On topic, I think the testbed idea is fabulous, i have many extra machines here that i use for all sorts of testing of operating systems, and software.

 

[dfuze]

I would suggest as a server, but yeah that is cpu overkill, not to mention the power draw could make it expensive too.

 

[Paperlantern]

I would suggest as a server, but yeah that is cpu overkill, not to mention the power draw could make it expensive too.

Yeah i agree on the overkill, unless you are running it with SQL or some other fairly processor intensive job, I would stick to a test bed for it.

 

[jme5343]

I don't do a whole lot of testing, my "power user" days have passed me by. I am considering leaving it as an extra for use in the basement / utility room, but it seems like so much overkill. What would I expect to get for it, selling as a whole or parting out? Any ideas?

 

[dfuze]

I'd check out ebay for current pricing, but I made a pretty good killing a year or so ago selling my old FX60. Some people really liked the old 939 and apparently didn't want to upgrade everything. Parting it out will definitly net you more than selling it as a whole.

 

[max347]

part it out, you'll have enough to put together a decent atom system that you can use as a low power backup

 

[Exodist]

I recently ordered a Dell (snicker all you want) to replace my current HUGE setup. It's just too big. I have a CoolerMaster 8 0r 10 bay case with an FX-55, couple gigs of ram, DFI Lanparty, couple BFG 7800GTX's in SLI, Audigy Z, etc, etc. It's also all water cooled.

Is there anything useful I can do with this behemoth? Like, is there any point in using something like that as a home server - which I presume would require Windows Server - or am I just better off to part it out?

Make it into a awesome Linux Box and learn a real OS

 

[wwswimming]

oops

 

[wwswimming]

somewhere out there is a person who would flip over backwards to have the old computer.

you just have to find them.

they might be young, they might be old. but they would LOVE to have that 'old' computer.

you just have to find them.

 

[drinkmorejava]

I'd check out ebay for current pricing, but I made a pretty good killing a year or so ago selling my old FX60. Some people really liked the old 939 and apparently didn't want to upgrade everything. Parting it out will definitly net you more than selling it as a whole.

939? I'm still loving my 754.

 

[AFurryReptile]

Play any games? You could host a dedicated server from it.

 

[jme5343]

Play any games? You could host a dedicated server from it.

Nope

I'm leaning heavily to a part out, but I've been traveling and won't be back until next weekend to get my ducks in a row. So much to part out, and then I have to also put some of the stuff back together (like the video cards) since it's water cooled.

 

[RebateMonger]

You'll get the most money by parting it out. Nobody wants to buy a home-made PC, no matter how well built it is. The components are way overkill for any kind of home server. The case/PS could be useful if you wanted to build a big home storage server. The case will also be hard to sell because of shipping costs, unless you sell it locally.